Dirk Kuhnen is a retired German rugby player, who played prop for the German national team from 1988 to 1998.[1] He was the regular captain of Germany from 1995 to 1998.
| Place of birth | Hanover, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University | University of Göttingen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Orthopedic Surgeon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kuhnen was a member of German teams which toured Canada in 1988, competed in the erstwhile FIRA Tournaments and Rugby World Cup qualification matches. He also played for Germany in the Malaysia Tens.[2]
He played club rugby for TSV Victoria Linden in Hanover, with whom he played in numerous German Championship finals, winning the Championship six times.[1][3]
Honours
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edit- German Championship 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 (all with TSV Victoria Linden)
References
edit- ^ a b 100 Jahre Deutsche Rugby-Verband, Claus-Peter Bach, 2000
- ^ Constantin Hocke (2010-02-21). "TotalRugby Kolumne: "...was macht eigentlich?" - Dr. Dirk Kuhnen". Totalrugby.de. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ "TSV Victoria Linden e.V. - Rugby". Victoria-linden.de. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-19.